Today I wandered
down to the garden and with a sudden urge I launched myself into a revamp
frenzy. I’m not sure where the energy came from but in between endless nose
blows and regular coughing fits I managed to dig over and weed most of my
patch. The corn and peas that were screaming to be released from their pots got
planted, the corn in a spot near the garlic and the peas along the fence line.
I had intended to use the tepee for the peas but its position had always irked
me so today I removed it and put a lovely bit of hollowed driftwood there
instead and it looks very cool. Not sure what I will plant in it yet but with
all the seedlings I have growing and 28 new packets of seed that arrived last
week, I am sure I will find something soon enough!
Last week I managed
to repot the borage and marigolds and they are looking healthy and happy, the
ones I have in the garden have started to flower now and I can’t wait for the
busy hum of bee and bumble bums. Once again I have a heap of sunflowers from my
saved seed and the corn I saved from last year has all germinated with an
excellent strike rate so I am feeling quite pleased with myself. The windowsill
under the veranda is full with punnets of cucumber, catnip, sage, basil, cumin
and capsicum seedlings. Ah yes, summer is coming.
